(Clearwisdom.net) Today's News from China includes incidents of persecution that took place in 8 cities or counties in 21 provinces. In this report, 28 practitioners were subjected to mistreatment during their detention and at least 17 practitioners were illegally arrested.
1. [Xiangfan City, Hubei Province] Situation of Female Teacher Liu Weishan
Ms. Liu Weishan, 51, was put through extreme abuse while being held at the Wuhan City Women's Prison. She suffered a mental breakdown. In January 2006, she was secretly taken to the No. 364 Hospital at the aerospace system in Xiangfan City to undergo so-called treatment. Ms. Liu has become bedridden and is paralyzed. The muscles in both of her lower legs have withered and remain bent. She can only utter a few broken phrases and cannot take care of herself.
2. [Guan County, Shandong Province] Ms. Zhang Shuying Dies after Being Forced to Leave Home Three Years Ago
Ms. Zhang Shuying, 56, lived in Dongzhoubao Village, Sang'a Town, Guan County. In 2006, several police officers from the Sang'a Town Police Station ransacked her home and confiscated her personal belongs and all Falun Dafa books. She was forced to leave town and stayed away from her home. During the past three years, she suffered both mentally and physically. Ms. Zhang died on March 15, 2010, at the location where she worked odd jobs.
3. [Taiyuan City, Shanxi Province] Ms. Li Jihua Dies after Living away From Home for Nearly Eight Years
Ms. Li Jihua, 60, was forced to leave town to avoid arrest when the Chinese Communist Party's (CCP) 16th National Congress was convened in late 2002. The unsafe situation did not allow her to return. Ms. Li passed away in mid-March 2010 as a result of her difficult circumstances.
4. [Jiangxi Province] Officials at Dongchang County Detention Center Refuse to Allow Ms. Cao Guoxian's Family to Visit Her
At around 8:00 a.m. on March 21, 2010, Ms. Cao, Guoxian who lives in Xiyuan Township, Duchang County, Jiangxi Province, was turned in to the police while distributing Falun Gong materials. Six officers from the Zhouxi Town Police Station arrested her. Officers from the county domestic security division subsequently searched her son's home. They confiscated some brochures and paper currency with handwritten truth clarification statements written on them. She has been unlawfully held at the Duchang County Detention Center. Her family has asked to visit her several times. Their requests have been repeatedly turned down by detention center officials.
Ms. Cao, in her 50s, has continued to practice the Falun Gong exercises in the detention center. She has also kindly presented the persecution facts to the officials. The officials refused to listen and threatened to sentence her to prison.
Chen Zhengchu, director of the 610 Office: 86-13907924449 (Cell), 86-792-5223135 ext. 4504
Wang Bo, deputy director of the 610 Office: 86-13607026498 (Cell), 86-792-5223974 (Office), 86-792-5222855 (Home)
Fang Changgen, officer at the Domestic Security Division: 86-13607026428 (Cell)
5. [Taiyuan City, Shanxi Province] Ms. Zhiqin Illegally Sentenced to Prison
A female practitioner in the Xishan No. 1 Middle School with first name Zhiqin was arrested in October 2009 by officers from the Qianfeng Police Station in Taiyuan City. She has been sentenced to three years in prison by the Hexi District Court and taken to the Yuci Women's Prison.
6. [Anqiu City, Shandong Province] Ms. Niu Huizhen Injected with Unknown Drugs at Anqiu City People's Hospital
Ms. Niu Huizhen, in her 50s, lives in the Dachengbu area in Anqiu City. On December 19, 2009, she was arrested by the Anqiu City 610 Office. She was taken to a brainwashing center where she was shackled and interrogated. When she was taken to the Anqiu City People's Hospital, she was forcibly injected with unknown drugs. The Gaomi City Detention Center refused to admit her because she failed the physical examination. She was then taken to the Anqiu Detention Center. The police took 3,850 yuan in cash that she was carrying with her at the time, and then extorted another 5,000 yuan before she was released.
7. [Chiping County, Shandong Province] Ms. Qu Yuqin Arrested
At around 11:30 on March 31, 2010, several police officers in Qingping Town, Gaotang County arrested Ms. Qu Yuqin from her home in Kangmeng Village in Xiaozhuang Township, Chiping County.
On March 25, officers from the Qingping Town Police Station in Gaotang County arrested Ms. Gao Yuying, who lives in Kangmeng Village.
Ren Changling, director of the Qingping Town Police Station in Gaotang County: 86-13863583539 (Cell)
Wang Yingtao, head of the Domestic Security Division: 86-635-3974020, 86-13963503166 (Cell)
Sun Fenghua, director of the 610 Office: 86-635-3951366, 86-635-3954668, 86-13508924536 (Cell)
8. [Daqing City, Heilongjiang Province] Mr. Zhao Changjiang Taken to Wuchang Brainwashing Center on March 17
9. [Jiaozhou City, Shandong Province] Ms. Xue Guifeng and Ms. Xue Guiyan Held at Jiaoxi Town Police Station
At around 5:00 p.m. on March 20, 2010, Ms. Xue Guifeng and Ms. Xue Guiyan from Xiaoxing Village in Jiaoxi Town, Jiaozhou City, were arrested by officers from the Jiaoxi Town Police Station while they were telling others about Falun Gong. The two practitioners are being held at the Jiaoxi Town Police Station.
10. [Zhuanghe City, Liaoning Province] Mr. Gong Xingjie Arrested
At around 6:00 a.m. on March 31, 2010, six people from the Zhuanghe City Political and Judiciary Committee broke into Mr. Gong Xingjie's home. They took him to Fushun City, Liaoning Province.
11. [Qian'an City, Hebei Province] Ms. Zheng Zhixian Arrested
Ms. Zheng Zhixian, in her 60s, was arrested in Mingzhu Garden in Qian'an City on March 26, 2010. Her daughter was subsequently arrested. On March 29, a friend of her daughter's was also arrested.
12. [Tianjin] Mr. Zhang Ximing and Ms. Wang Jingxiang Arrested by Guijiangli Police Station
Mr. Zhang Ximing from the Dongli District was arrested by officers from the Guijiangli Police Station while he was distributing Falun Gong material in the Guijiangli Residential Complex in the Hexi District, on March 30, 2010. On the same day, Ms. Wang Jingxiang was turned in to the police by residential committee officials of the Guijiangli Residential Complex while she was distributing Falun Gong materials. She was also arrested by the Guijiangli Police Station.
13. [Beijing] Ms. Wang Lan and Another Practitioner Arrested
Ms. Wang Lan and another practitioner with the last name of Song, from Liubinbao Village, Liubinbao Township in Yanqing County, were taken to the county brainwashing center at around 10:00 a.m. on March 30, 2010.
14. [Tianjin] Ms. Li Shihong Taken to Banqiao Women's Forced Labor for a One Year Term
Ms. Wang Yuqin, around 50 years old, was arrested by officers from the Fumin Police Station while she was telling others about the persecution in the Yueyahe area on January 7, 2010. She was later held in custody at the Hedong Detention Center. She was taken to the Banqiao Women's Forced Labor Camp to serve a one-year term.
15. [Wuhan City, Hubei Province] Ms. Li Shihong Faces Trial
Around one year ago, Ms. Li Shihong was illegally arrested. She lives in the Jiang'an District, Wuhan City. On March 31, 2010, her family received a notice from the Jiang'an District Court that she was to be placed on trial on April 7, 2010.
16. [Fushun City, Liaoning Province] Mr. Hu Yanbo Arrested by Police on the Morning of March 31
17. [Yishui County, Shandong Province] Officers from Zhuge Town Police Station Extort Money from Practitioners
Around noon on March 16, 2010, Zhou Xiao, director of the Zhuge Town Police Station in Yishui County; Shen Hengchun, deputy director; and two other officers arrested Ms. Yu Songhuan and Mr. Wang Peizhi and his wife, Ms. Li Zhaojun, in the Gezhuang area. The couple are in their 70s. The police searched the practitioners' homes. They confiscated a portrait of the founder of Falun Gong, a Falun Dafa book, and a DVD player from the couple's home. The police intimidated the practitioners' families and extorted 3,000 yuan for each practitioner arrested.
18. [Xuchang City, Henan Province] Ms. Cao Fengyue Sentenced to 18 Months of Forced Labor
Ms. Cao Fengyue, 45, is a practitioner in Xuchang City. In mid-March 2010, Sun Lina and other officers in the Political Security Division of the Weidu District Police Department in Xuchang City took her to the Shibalihe Forced Labor Camp in Zhengzhou City to serve an 18-month term. The family was not notified.
On the evening of July 13, 2009, Ms. Cao and Ms. Li Shuhua were telling others the persecution in Qilidian Township. They were arrested and held at the Xuchang City Detention Center. They were brutally force-fed during hunger strikes. In September 2009, they were officially placed under arrest. The arrest warrants were later rejected by the Weidu District Procuratorate because of insufficient evidence.
Yet, Sun Lina and officers in the Weidu District Police Department refused to release the two practitioners. After being illegally held in the detention center for seven month, Ms. Cao was taken to a labor camp. Ms. Li remains at the detention center. Her case has been transferred to the Weidu District Court.
19. [Hubei Province] Yingcheng No. 1 High School Forces Students to Sign Anti-Falun Gong Statements
On March 23, 2010, officials of the Yingcheng City No. 1 High School gathered all of the first and second year high school students to the playground. There were over 2,000 students. The school leaders ordered each student to sign a statement that slandered Falun Gong.
Long Hui, head of the Yingcheng City Education Department: 86-13707293922 (Cell)
Wang Xianchao, deputy head of the department: 86-15907293228 (Cell)
20. [Yi County, Liaoning Province] Officers from Jiudaoling Town and Qianyang Township Police Stations Harass Falun Gong Practitioners
On the evening of March 28, 2010, officers from Jiudaoling Town and Qianyang Township Police Stations in Yi County broke into practitioners' homes in small villages. The police coerced practitioners into writing statements that defamed the founder of Falun Gong on blank sheets of paper or to sign previously written statements. The officers threatened that whoever refused to sign the statements would be taken to brainwashing centers.
Officers from the Jiudaoling Town Police Station went to the homes of 13 practitioners in Daijiatun Village and Baigou Village. Officers from the Qianyang Township Police Station went to Ms. Fang Daxia and Ms. Yue Hui's homes in Hongjiatun Village.
Ding Hongping, Jiudaoling Town Police Station: 86-416-7401076
Wu Zetang, Qianyang Township Police Station: 86-13940650518 (Cell)
21. [Daqing City, Heilongjiang Province] Mr. Zhao Changjiang Taken to Wuchang County Brainwashing Center
22. [Fushun City, Liaoning Province] Mr. Du Jie Taken to Masanjia Forced Labor Camp for a One-Year Term
23. [Shandong Province] Crimes Committed by Guan County Police in March 2010
On March 4, the Guan County police arrested Mr. Dong Weidong and Ms. Wu Guomin. The officers searched the practitioner's homes. Mr. Xing Yong and Ms. Gao Mingju were also taken into custody for an hour before being released. The police also harassed Mr. Jing Jianhua, Ms. Chen Xiuping, and Ms. Jiang Liyan by breaking into their homes. On March 25, the officers searched Ms. Liu Ruihuan's home. Ms. Liu's whereabouts remain unknown. Four other officers arrested Mr. Ren Mingliang. Mr. Dong Weidong, and Ms. Wu Guomin and are holding them at the Guan County Detention Center.
Officers directly responsible for the persecution:
Zhang Wu: 86-635-5283969
Li Zhiqiang
Wang Yong: 86-635-5233509, 86-13706355998 (Cell)
24. [Tai'an City, Shandong Province] Mr. Wei Yanjun Sentenced to Four Years in Prison
On October 11, 2009, Mr. Wei Yanjun was arrested by officers from the Taishan District 610 Office in Tai'an City. The police tortured him for three months so that he would divulge information. He became disfigured and his family was denied the right to visit him. During the three months, Bi Xin and a division head with the last name Li of the 610 Office threatened Mr. Wei's family to prevent them from hiring an attorney to defend Mr. Wei.
The fabricated case against Mr. Wei was heard in court in the Taishan District Court by the district 610 Office and procuratorate office on March 16, 2010. On March 24, Mr. Wei was sentenced to four years in prison.
Zhang Guangfeng, Taishan District Police Department: 86-13793808988 (Cell), 86-538-8229836
Gao Lifeng, Taishan District Police Department: 86-13953816076 (Cell)
Taishan District Procuratorate: 86-538-3011666
25. [Huludao City, Liaoning Province] Ms. Cao Shuxian and Ms. Li Yanfen Arrested
On the morning of March 30, 2010, Ms. Cao Shuxian and Ms. Li Yanfen from the Dongxinzhuang area in Huludao City went door to door to distribute Shen Yun Performing Arts DVDs and to encourage people to quit the CCP and its affiliated organizations. They were turned in to the police, and officers from the Dongxinzhuang Police Station arrested them. The two practitioners were taken to the Xingcheng Domestic Security Division. That afternoon, they were transferred to the Huludao Detention Center.
26. [Qingyun County, Shandong Province] Police Extort Funds from Mr. Du Quancun's Family
At around 10:00 a.m. on March 7, 2010, members of the 610 Office arrested Mr. Du Quancun, who lives in Nanshe Village, Dongxindian Township, Qingyun County. Mr. Du's family went to the 610 Office several times asking for his release. Li Guangrong at the 610 Office, offered the family two choices: to either bring them 10,000 yuan in cash or Mr. Du would face one year of forced labor.
Mr. Du is being held at the Qingyun County Detention Center.
Chen Jingli, chief of the Qingyun County Police Department: 86-13706390355 (Cell)
Li Guangrong, 610 Office: 86-13853471368 (Cell)
Li Furui, 610 Office: 86-13365447619 (Cell)
27. [Shenyang City, Liaoning Province] Ms. Guo Hongyan and Four Other Practitioners Face Illegal Trial
The cases of Ms. Guo Hongyan, Mr. Ma Guoqi, Mr. Huang Xiaojie, Mr. Feng Dafu, and Ms. Wang Yuchun have been filed with sequence numbers issued at the Shenhe District Court in Shenyang City. It is expected they will face an illegal trial shortly.
March 31, 2010